Serge Ibaka

I'm a blessed man.

— Serge Ibaka

I always put in the work.

— Serge Ibaka

I always believe in myself.

— Serge Ibaka

I love defense.

— Serge Ibaka

I love to lift after games.

— Serge Ibaka

I learned a lot in Spain.

— Serge Ibaka

I just like to look nice.

— Serge Ibaka

Always feels good to give back.

— Serge Ibaka

My focus is to start my game with my defense every night.

— Serge Ibaka

I am Mafuzzy Man, original man, 100 percent pure, man.

— Serge Ibaka

It's always fun to play on a winning team.

— Serge Ibaka

You need to love to play defense.

— Serge Ibaka

Not everybody can do everything at a high level.

— Serge Ibaka

I think God put me on this earth to play basketball.

— Serge Ibaka

In life, sometimes you are up and sometimes you are down.

— Serge Ibaka

To know how I am very important to my team on defense, how my teammates need me on defense, it means a…

— Serge Ibaka

That's one thing you can never go wrong as an athlete, try to connect with the fans.

— Serge Ibaka

My dad used to play basketball, now he gets to see me in the NBA Finals.

— Serge Ibaka

Mentally, starting the game versus coming off the bench, there are different vibes.

— Serge Ibaka

When I step on the court I'm going to compete. That's one of the reasons I work hard everyday.

— Serge Ibaka

When I don't have basketball practice, I'll be in a gym for 2.5 hours - 30 minutes abs, 2 hours lifting.

— Serge Ibaka

I'm not gonna try to force to look for threes, but if the three is open, I'm gonna shoot it.

— Serge Ibaka

That's one of my favorite things from my dad is his old jersey.

— Serge Ibaka

I can shoot, or I can roll, I can finish inside, I can take two-point shots, I can switch on defence and…

— Serge Ibaka

Whatever you have, you need to thank God and his blessings. You never know what other people are having trouble with or…

— Serge Ibaka

Defense, in the game, is something that I just really enjoy. Some people enjoy assisting the ball. Some people like to score,…

— Serge Ibaka

I lost my mom when I was seven, and at some point in my life having food it was like a big…

— Serge Ibaka

Most of the time when you're open that's when it's tough to make shots because you try to get some different focus…

— Serge Ibaka

I played football when I was a kid, it is such a fun sport to play, I fancied myself as a midfielder…

— Serge Ibaka

I'd read about NBA players in magazines when I was growing up in Congo, but I had never actually seen what NBA…

— Serge Ibaka

It wasn't until I moved to Spain that I actually got my first glimpse of the NBA. I'd watch this program called…

— Serge Ibaka

I had a poster of Kevin Garnett hanging in my room. He was one of my inspirations when I was young. I…

— Serge Ibaka

I didn't know there was an NBA draft. But in my mind, I was always telling myself, one day, 'I'm going to…

— Serge Ibaka

When I say about 'dream is free,' I don't only mean about basketball or to be in the NBA like Serge Ibaka.…

— Serge Ibaka

My father was always pushing me to become a basketball player. In Africa, when you're a kid, every kid loves to play…

— Serge Ibaka

When it's time to dress, I have to think. I have to envision myself in a certain outfit. The night before, when…

— Serge Ibaka

When you are a young player in the NBA, sometimes you don't pay much attention to some of the cities you visit,…

— Serge Ibaka

At first, I wanted to be a good player in the NBA. When I get to a team where you have one…

— Serge Ibaka

When I was 16 I took the first opportunity I had to play basketball in a different country. I flew to Europe…

— Serge Ibaka

I was born in Brazzaville, the Republic of Congo, in 1989.

— Serge Ibaka